Scheppach Basato 3 Bandsaw

[Jeff Gorman]

Is anything known about excessive wear of the thrust bearings on this
Scheppach Basato 3 Bandsaw please?

I have a colleague who reports:

'The thrust and guide bushes leave a little to be desired. The guide bushes
are simple and do the job OK, I suppose, but the similarly designed thrust
bearings are a constant headache for me. Neither the upper nor lower
bearings ever really ran smoothly when feeding wood through the saw and
regularly stopped or "jammed". Both have over heated and locked completely
on several occasions, requiring to be removed and taken apart and greased.
The bearing faces have also become heavily scarred.

Is this a known fault or have I been unlucky (or abusive!) with my machine?
'

He could, of course have the wheels improperly set so that the blade
constantly bears on the thrust bearing, but the suggestion that 'Neither the
upper nor lower bearings ever really ran smoothly when feeding wood through
the saw'. If they never ran smoothly, this could suggest a general fault
with the machine.

Jeff G, who is really a hand-tool man.
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Jeff Gorman, West Yorkshire, UK
email : Username is amgron
ISP is clara.co.uk
www.amgron.clara.net

[Andy Dingley]

On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 08:52:59 -0000, "Jeff Gorman" <seet...@below.net>
wrote:

>Is anything known about excessive wear of the thrust bearings on this
>Scheppach Basato 3 Bandsaw please?

The "Scheppach" names puts me right off. I've not used their bandsaws,
but the table saws and especially the planer/thicknessers are tinny junk
with big pricetags.

[ric...@nmauk.com]

perhaps if you sent the guides back to NMA via your dealer, they may be
able to send out a set under warranty if they were indeed faulty to
start with.

[landiman]

replying to richard, landiman wrote:
I have had the same issues with my schepach basato 3. I bought it years ago
after reading an editors favourable reviews in a woodwork magazine. All in all
the machine would be just ok except for the guides. The table is not true and
the guides,well these are without a doubt rubbish. To make an accurate cut in
any real thickness of wood you need to stop during the cut and clean and
lubricate the bearings to prevent sticking, sparking and squealing. I tried to
resolve the issue with the company a few years ago, they gladly offered to
sell me new bearings !!! I refused the kind offer not wanting to throw good
money after bad. My solution was to insert small ball bearings into the bronze
sleeve, it had a positive influence on the seizing but did not help with
accuracy of the cuts. I now rarely use the machine and when I do I am willing
the day it dies and can be consigned to be recycled into something useful.
Having had this experience early in my woodworking life I have since went for
the best quality I can afford and it has paid off. Avoid purchases based on
advertising, look for real reviews and if you can, see one in action. Is it
better to save and buy better or buy second hand quality than new rubbish? I
cannot recommend my ball bearing modification, (I am not an engineer) but it
did help in my situation.

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